Furring staple



July 6 1926.

- o. W. JOHNSON FURRING STAPLE Filed June' 16 9 mmvron mm W @5051 aw-414014 ATTORNEY Patented July 1 .1 92 6.

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Application filed June 16, 1924. Serial no, 726,365.

" My invention relates to furring devices,

and more particularly to a furring staple for spacing the wire-mesh reinforcement of aplastered wall a fixed distance from-the wall surface.

.1 am aware of small the market for the abovepurpose, but I v have .found that they are deficient to the extent that the tops or heads of the said devices project above the top surface of the laid or positioned wire-mesh lathing'. These projections'are quite objectionableln apply -.,is,-that the progress of the work is, slowed I ing the plaster to the wall, as they interfere inwthe spreading of the plaster. flush with thelathing surface. .In-such application, the. plasterers float orqdarby continually strikes the' said heads and much to the annoyance of the plasterer. The ultimate result up to a'certain extent, considerable plaster is dropped and lost'by the shock of impact with the heads, and the surface of the darby is subjected to quick wear.

The objects of my present inventionare to overcome the just'recited objections, and I" attain. the desired results by' the novel constructionof my simple, efiicient and, inexpensive staple.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, some of which, withthe foregomg,

will be setforth at length in the following descriptionwhere I shall outline in full that form of the invention which I have selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying and formingpart of the present specifiw cation. In said drawings I have shown one form of my invention, but it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to such form, since the invention, as expressed in the claims, may be embodied in 'a' plurality of forms. I i

7 Referring to said drawings: V

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the staple constructed in accordance with my inventron, and 1s as normally sold and received by the user.- Figs. 2 and 3 show the two parts of the staple segregated. V

Fig. 4 is a plan of the staple in' use before the furred wall has receivedthe firstcoat of plaster. Fig. ,5 is a sectional side elevation of the portion of wall shown in-the previous figure and having the first coat of v plaster applied thereto flush with the surface of the wire mesh and the top of the staple; the wire and staple are shown in full for clearness. Fig. 6 is an end elevafurring devices on tion in section alongtheline of showing ,tofadvantage the position the wire I mesh assumes when the. staple is driven;

BO fl-ush surface of the secured wire mesh and" home; the. dot-and-dash line indicates the hold-ingstapletherefor. i

In detail, my invention is in'general the spacing member of the two? piece staple, arid 8" the complementary se.

curing men iberf Both members 1 are pItef-- erablyformed of .round wire, and ,of size and shape best; suited for the immediate objects. 7 i H The spacing member 7 consists of a confurther "scribed asfolloWs The numeral 7 I indicates ti'nuous length'of wire recurv-ed, upon itself" I and forming a U, in' side elevation,;the,bars

of the U being 9 and; 10, and spaced. apart a definite distance, and Which distance plus" the thickness of the layer of wire-mesh lathing 11, determines the thickness 'ofithe first I member iseXtended andrecurved upon itself forming an additional U in plan, Fig. 3, and in a: plane different from that of the firstnamed Ur -The bar forming the said 'addi- The I securing member 8 consists of alength of'iwire having the major part thereof a driving leg 13, and the remaining part a, stop-leg ltrecurved on the former leg but a space 15 for a purpose to'be later set forth. At the:union of the two legs, the driving head 16 is formed, and the terminal of' the stop-leg 14 may be formed with the heel; I V "17. The height from the top of the head to the bottom' of the heel, also determines thethickne'ss of the first coat of plaster, and of course, is equal to the aforesaid distance of spacing member plus layer of lathing.

The extremity of the driving leg is fflpointed, as "at .18, and adjacent thereto is an indent 19, adapting the said leg to be locked or engaged in the. spacing member in a similar indent20. Theengagement is and marketable purposes.

At the free terminations of the spacing member hook-like ends 21 may be formed for sto -engagement with the wire lathing' In't e application of" my stapleto a j coat of plaster 12.;; .-Bar1O ofthegspacing spaced therefrom a desired distance to leave 'integral but teinporary, and for practical support the building paper 23 0n the sheathing 22 with a broad'a'nd blunt surface, which e'llmmates paper cutting and restrams the "action of the wind tending to get behind the paper and blow, it off, or tear, it intostrips as is done in "cases where small headed or sharp paper-holding means are used. Also from-this figure, it will be noted that the uppermost bars of the spacing member serve asa'cradle to nest the lathing strands 25 there betweenoand in the space 15 of the securing member 8, when the latteris in final holding and seating position; The final position of all the elements are shown 7 to advantage in Fig. 5, and with the plaster floated flush with the top of the lathing l1 and the top of thedriving head16, the heel 17 gaging the thickness of the plaster and in addition offering another support for the paper 23.

What 'I claim as new and desire to secure [by Letters Patent is the following:

1. A furring staple consisting of a spaclng member of w re and a securlng member of w1re,'sa1dcspac1ng member comprising 'ture. r two U-shaped members which have legs united to form securing means for attachment to send securingmember.

2. =A furring staple consisting of a ,spac- 7 ing member of Wire and a securing member of wire, said spacing member comprlslng two U-shaped members Which have legs length a curvature adapted to engage the.

other staple part, and the remainder of the member consisting of a formation of parallel bars spaced a fixed distance fromsaid curvature for spacing purposes.

Al. As an element of a tyvo part staple, a

member of Wire having midway of its length a curvature adapted to engagethe' other staple part, and the remainder of the 7 member consisting of a formation of parallel bars spaced a fixed distance from'said curvature for spacing purposes and the ends 01 the member terminating in upturned hooks. I

driving leg and a comparatively short and blunt stop-leg, the latter leg turned at its extremity to form a heel, and theformer element ofa twopart staple, a sei curing member of Wire having asharpened.

leg provided near its extremity with an in-- V dent to engage the other staple-part.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- OTTO W. JOHNSON. 

